Best of the best to address construction conference.

Preeminent construction law firm Zetlin & De Chiara LLP, is chairing the Association of Owners and Developers Annual 2005 conference, From Concept To Completion: Planning, Financing and Executing A Successful Construction Project.

The conference kicks off in New York on June 9 & 10 at The Barclay (Intercontinental) Hotel in Midtown Manhattan and will be held in Miami and Las Vegas later in the year.

The conference will include multiple panels on topics ranging from the latest in security technology to the adoption of a new Building Code in NYC to building "green." The presentations will benefit real estate owners and developers, design professionals as well as anyone with an interest in the construction process.

Panelists were selected from the "best of the best" across a broad range of industries and government agencies. Leaders and executives from Marsh, Marriott International, The Related Companies, Safir Rosetti, New York Department of Buildings, RFR Realty, Bovis Lend Lease Americas, Fox & Fowle Architects, Rudin Management, Battery Park City Authority, Princeton University, NYU Real Estate Institute and the New York Assembly, among others, will share with the audience their lessons learned, observations on trends and advice in the areas of design, finance, insurance and security.

"We expect stellar presentations and some lively debate on the current issues involved in public and private building in New York City," said Michael Zetlin, founding partner. Registration information: $495 for AOD members, $595 for non-members. Telephone: (703) 734-2397.